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Churches, 1939

3,931 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 197

No Change in Church Paper

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 5

A report that the Church Standard was to be placed under episcopal control was denied yesterday by the editor (the Rev. G. Stuart Watts)…

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House-warming at Church Point

The Sun · Sunday 21 May 1939 · page 10

Guests attending the house-warming given by Mr. Tom Elliot last night, at his new home, "Sunny-ridge,"…

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Stone From London New Methodist Church

Daily News · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 3

A foundation-stone from the original Wesley Chapel, built by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in London in 1777, is the pride of the…

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Cleric On Empire's Mission Oppose "Couple Of Bullies"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 4

"The Empire is called upon to render a special service in protecting the world against a couple of…

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Foreign Troops Will Leave Spain German Mission At Work LONDON

The Sun · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 5

Motor convoys to-day carried German troops with war equipment to Leon, where General Franco will attend a farewell review to-morrow, says the Madrid correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph."…

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Debt to Christianity. the Church and Culture

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 10

Preaching at St. Mary's Cathedral, the acting Administrator, the Rev. John McCooe, said that Christianity was the only religion which, while pointing out the road to heaven,…

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The Church's Task

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 13

The Christian Church in general seemed to have failed in its task in post-war Europe said Mr. N. Chivas, in an address yesterday at the annual demonstration of the New South…

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The Churches. United Service. Day of Dedication

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 13

A united service for the day of thanksgiving, penitence, and dedication, called by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, was held yesterday afternoon…

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Cobbitty Church Key. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 6

Sir, — As a result of your paragraph in last Monday's "Herald" I have just had returned to me the missing old church key. The parcel has been travelling round after me while on…

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In The Churches 1000 Take Vow To Serve

Daily News · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 5

NEARLY 1000 members of the Presbyterian Men's League yesterday stood with right hand raised and took an oath of service to the Church. This impressive ceremony, [?]in the Assembly…

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In The Churches Tributes to Empire Day

Daily News · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 4

REFERENCES to Empire Day were made in many of the churches yesterday. 'The old Imperialism, which scarcely veils rapacity, is out of…

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Mission Work. Presbyterians in India. Reports to Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 13

Missionary work of the Presbyterian Church in India and other countries was described last night a the foreign missions demonstration before the…

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Airmen Talk of Peace Mission Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 3

PARIS, Monday.--The peace mission of aviation was emphasised by General Vladimir Kokkinaki and Major Mikhall Gordienko when they…

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Church Unity. Congregationalists and Methodists. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 12

With only one dissentient, the Congregational Assembly of Australia to-day reaffirmed its attitude towards Church union, and empowered a…

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Labour and the Church. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 12

The Rev. T. M. Robinson, warden of St. John's College, Morp[?]th, said in his Newcastle Anglican Sydney sermon, at the Newcastle Cathedral to-night there was evidence…

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Film Shown in Church. Bundanoon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 7

For the first time in the district a film was shown at a church service, when "Barrabas," a talkie film, was exhibited on Sunday night at Holy Trinity Church, Bundanoon. The…

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Church Lands Confiscated Money Needed For War Resources

Daily News · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 3

VIENNA, Monday.--Nine thousand farms belonging to the Koister Neuberg Monastery were to-day taken over by the Nazi Government…

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Labor Called "Anti-church"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--"Organised Labor seems to be larg [?]y hostile to the Church, though not to Jesus Christ." The Principal of St. John's Anglican…

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Property Under Insured. Presbyterian Losses. Assembly Debate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 17

The necessity for insuring church property for an amount equal to its real worth was urged by the Rev. V. Clark Duff, at the Presbyterian…

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Clerical Dress. Stocks and Collars Discussed. Presbyterian Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 16

The advantages and disadvantages of the clerical collar and stock were discussed, with some hilarity, at the meeting of the Presyterian Assembly of…

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